NZQA registered unit standard
28113 version 1
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Title
Install pad and structure mounted electrical equipment
Level
4
Credits
8
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: interpret the
work scope for installing pad and structure mounted electrical
equipment; install pad mounted electrical equipment; install
structure mounted electrical equipment; and report on pad and
structure mounted installation work; in accordance with industry
requirements.
Classification
Electricity Supply > Electricity Supply - Distribution Networks
Available grade
Achieved
Entry information
Critical health and
safety prerequisites
Unit 10526, Operate ground and structure mounted electrical
equipment associated with electric lines or cables up to 66kV;
Unit 18038, Demonstrate knowledge of and apply health and
safety in the electricity supply environment; and Unit 18276,
Operate light lifting and rigging equipment in the electricity
supply environment; or demonstrate equivalent knowledge and
skills.
Explanatory notes
1
This unit standard is intended for, but not restricted to, workplace assessment. The
rage statements across the unit standard can be applied according to industry
specific equipment, procedures, and processes.
2
Safety of personnel and plant must be a priority throughout the assessment. If the
safety requirements are not met the assessment must stop and the candidate will be
assessed as not yet competent.
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Performance and work practices in relation to the outcomes and evidence
requirements must comply with all current legislation, especially the Electricity Act
1992 and any subsequent amendments, and any regulations, codes of practice
recognised under that statute, Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, the
Resource Management Act 1991, and their subsequent amendments, electricity
supply industry codes of practice and documented enterprise procedures. These
include, Safety Manual – Electricity Industry (SM-EI) (2004) Wellington: Electricity
Engineers’ Association.
A full list of current legislation and industry codes is available from:
Infrastructure Industry Training Organisation
PO Box 1245
HAMILTON.
4
The phrase in accordance with industry requirements is implicit in all outcomes and
evidence requirements in this unit standard.
5
Definitions
Industry requirements include all asset owner requirements; manufacturers’
specifications; and enterprise requirements which cover the documented workplace
policies, procedures, specifications, business, and quality management requirements
relevant to the workplace in which assessment is carried out.
Asset owner refers to the owner of an electricity supply network that takes its point of
supply from Transpower NZ, and delivers electricity to industrial, commercial and
residential customers.
Asset owner standards are the approved documented work site methods for carrying
out work on an electrical supply network to the standard required by the asset owner.
6
Assessment of practical skills against the outcomes in this standard requires three
practical observations from three different workplace activities.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome1
Interpret the job pack specifications for installing pad and structure mounted electrical
equipment.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Pad or structure arrangement is established.
Range
1.2
Installation method is established.
Range
1.3
levels, equipment support, intermediate, termination.
may include but is not limited to – crane, helicopter, manual winch;
evidence of one is required.
Underground and overhead services are checked and located.
Range
gas, power, sewer, telecommunication, water, power.
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Hardware and electrical equipment are selected to match job pack
specifications.
Outcome 2
Install pad mounted electrical equipment.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Electrical equipment is installed.
Range
includes but is not limited to – depth of pad, earthing to industry
standards, pre commissioning tests.
Outcome 3
Install structure mounted electrical equipment.
Range
may include but is not limited to –high voltage (HV) air brake switches, auto
recloser, capacitors, reactors, knife switches, gas switches;
evidence of two is required.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Hardware is selected to match scope of work determined by asset owner.
3.2
Hardware and equipment are installed to match scope of work determined by
asset owner.
3.3
Earthing to meet the requirements of NZECP 35.
Outcome 4
Report on pad mounted electrical equipment installation work.
Range
may include but is not limited to – electric line history, test reports, service
report, work report, as built, pre- and post-commissioning test report;
evidence of one is required.
Evidence requirements
4.1
Reported information is complete, concise, and legible to conform to asset
owner’s requirements.
4.2
Information is recorded in the required format and filed within the scheduled
time-frame.
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NZQA registered unit standard
28113 version 1
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Replacement information
This unit standard replaced unit standard 12298 and unit
standard 18024.
Planned review date
31 December 2018
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
20 March 2014
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0120
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA,
before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses
of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The
CMR also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing
to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors
and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the Infrastructure Industry Training Organisation at
qualification@infrastructureito.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this
unit standard.
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